One year after a bomb went off destroying a block of Second Avenue, the city will reopen the street to traffic and pedestrians — though not nearly back to normal.
Second Avenue to reopen to traffic a year after Christmas Day bombing
NASA’s biggest telescope is about to launch, and a Vanderbilt astronomer has a ‘front row seat’ to cosmic discovery
Researchers and students from Vanderbilt, Fisk University and Tennessee State University will be among the first with the chance for astronomical discovery.
For one family of Nashville musicians, the cacophony of the Christmas season feels more joyful than ever
I spent a decade making jokes about never having Christmas or Easter off as a family. But with every joke, I took for granted that it would always be that way.
Here’s what we know about the 10 shootings by Nashville police in 2021
Metro Nashville Police Department officers have shot 10 people in 2021 — seven fatally. That far surpasses the total in any year since the department started tracking these incidents in 2005. And it doesn’t count two additional instances when young men shot and killed themselves during encounters with officers.
No plans to expand COVID testing in Tennessee, despite Omicron’s rapid spread
Tennessee’s public health departments are experiencing long waits to get COVID tests as the Omicron variant rapidly spreads across the state. The new variant now represents an estimated 80% of all positive tests in the state. But there are no plans to expand testing capacity during the holidays.
Tennessee identifies 2,700 unreported COVID deaths, pushing the death toll beyond 20,000
Tennessee health officials have identified an additional 2,700 COVID deaths, mostly related to the Delta surge that began in the summer.
Four North Nashville residents receive $28,000 for arts, food and transportation projects
A total of $28,000 was doled out to a North Nashville yoga studio, artist residency, school transportation company and program to help feed kids.
Piping industry union fills generators for Tennessee and Kentucky residents without power
The Tennessee State Pipe Trades Association is giving more than 2,500 gallons of gas to people impacted by the tornadoes. The gas is helping fill the generators of homes from Southwest Kentucky to Northwest Tennessee. The trade union’s financial manager Eric Coons says they have also been assisting recovery efforts from the flood in Waverly. […]
The Christmas Day bombing cut off emergency communications across Tennessee. Here’s what’s changed since.
The Christmas Day bombing resulted in major disruptions to 911 call centers across Tennessee. One year later, here’s how the network has changed.
‘This band puts the B in HBCU’: TSU’s marching band takes national stage in Rose Parade
Tennessee State University’s marching band is heading to the West Coast. The Aristocrat of Bands will celebrate its 75th anniversary in style — by playing in the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day.
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